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John Sawyer 1582 – 1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Father: THOMAS Sawyer

Mother: Margaret West

Spouse(s): Margery-- JACKSON, Margery-- JACKSON, Agnes Sharpe, Lady Sharpe, Agnes SHARPE, Mrs-John Sawyer, Mrs-John Sawyer, Ann Sharpe, Mary Prescott

Children(s): Thomas Sawyer

In 1582, John Sawyer entered the world in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, born to THOMAS Sawyer and Margaret West. John Sawyer married Margery-- JACKSON, Margery-- JACKSON, Agnes May Sharpe, Lady Agnes May Sharpe, Agnes SHARPE, Mrs-John Sawyer, Mrs-John Sawyer, Ann Sharpe, Mary Prescott, and had children including Thomas Sawyer. John Sawyer passed away in 1660 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1582, John Sawyer entered the world in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, born to THOMAS Sawyer and Margaret West.
  • John Sawyer married Margery-- JACKSON, Margery-- JACKSON, Agnes May Sharpe, Lady Agnes May Sharpe, Agnes SHARPE, Mrs-John Sawyer, Mrs-John Sawyer, Ann Sharpe, Mary Prescott, and had children including Thomas Sawyer.
  • John Sawyer passed away in 1660 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS Sawyer
1556 – 1660
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,England
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Margaret West
1560 – 1630
Birth Location: Weybridge, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Margery-- JACKSON
1570 – 1677
Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England
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Margery-- JACKSON
1570 – 1677
Birth Location: Whitechapel, Yorkshire, , England
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Agnes Sharpe
1586 – 1635
Birth Location: Leverton, Lincolnshire, , England
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Lady Sharpe
1582 – 1635
Birth Location: Leverton, Lincolnshire, , England
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Agnes SHARPE
1586 – 1677
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
AS
Mrs-John Sawyer
1603 –
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worchester, MA
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Mrs-John Sawyer
1586 –
Birth Location: of England, England
MS
Ann Sharpe
1583 – 1644
Birth Location: , Lincolnshire, , England
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Mary Prescott
1629 – 1716
Birth Location: Sowerby, Parish of Halifax, Engalnd
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Children(s)

Thomas Sawyer
1616 – 1706
Birth Location: of Rowley, England
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John Sawyer's Ancestors

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John Sawyer
1582 – 1660
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
THOMAS Sawyer
1556 – 1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,England
Margaret West
1560 – 1630
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Lady (Sarah) Powell
1543 – 1570
William (West) Baron
1520 – 1595
Great-Grandparents
John Powell
1518 – 1575
Elizabeth Dodson
1526 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sawyer's Descendants

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John Sawyer (1582 – 1660) m. Margery-- JACKSON (1570 – 28 Dec 1677) m. Margery-- JACKSON (1570 – 28 Dec 1677) m. Agnes (May) Sharpe (1586 – 2 Jan 1635) m. Lady (Agnes May) Sharpe (1582 – 2 Jan 1635) m. Agnes SHARPE (1586 – 28 Dec 1677) m. Mrs-John Sawyer (1603 – ) m. Mrs-John Sawyer (1586 – ) m. Ann Sharpe (Abt. 1583 – 30 Sep 1644) m. Mary Prescott (24 February 1629 – 16 May 1716)
  1. 1. Thomas Sawyer (1616 – 1706) m. Mary Prescott (24 February 1629 – 12 Feb 1705)
    1. 1. Nathaniel Sawyer (1670 – 1756) m. Mary (1666 – 1687) m. Mary (1675 – 1713) m. MARY Houghton (18 Jun 1668 – 1 Mar 1754) m. Mary Sawyer (1654 – 1697) m. Mary Carter (July 24, 1673 – April 7, 1724) m. Mary Houghton ( – About 1709) m. Mary Houghton (24 July 1673 – 23 Sep 1713) m. Elizabeth, (2nd wife of Nathaniel) Sawyer (1675 – 28 Dec 1768)
      1. 1. John Sawyer (1700 – ) m. Sarah (1715 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sawyer (1733 – 1800) m. Thomas Povey (1731 – 1783)

John Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1582
1582
Birth of John Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1660
1660
Age 78
Death of John Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lincolnshire & Huntingdonshire: - Calendar of Lincolnshire Wills, 1601-1652, Calendars of Huntingdonshire Wills, 1479-1652

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
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